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M. B'. JAMESON CONTAINER Jan. 8, 1952 Filed AJune '7, 1 946 INVENTOR.MORTON B. JAMESON l l l l n l Patented. Jan. l8, 1952 con'rman Morton B.Jameson, St. Paul, Minn., signor to Waldorf Paper Products Company.. St.Paul. Minn., a corporation ot Minnesota Applicationune 7, 1946, SerialNo. 675,215

4 claims. (el. 20c-sz) My invention relates to an improvement incontainer and deals more particularly with a type o! container used forthe shipment of tubular rolls of paper or the like.

Advertising and display matter, calendars and pictures are usuallymailed or shipped in rolled tubular form. For shipping purposes suchrolls of paper are often placed in mailing tubes. If the roll is allowedto expand to tightly t against the inner walls of the mailing tube, itis often diftlcult to remove. On the other hand if the roll is loose inthe tube is can move from one end to the other so that the ends of theroll often are damaged during shipment.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a container forholding a tubular roll of paper or similar material and to hold the roll.from movement longitudinally duriig the shipping operation. In order toaccomplish this result I provide tapered or wedge shaped ends on thecontainer which engage the ends of the roll. The tubular roll isaccordingly flattened Figure 4 is a sectional view transversel throughthe container, the position o! the section into oval or generallyrectangular shape by the wedge shaped container ends which results in nopermanent deformation of the paper. At the same time the wedge shape ofthe ends acts to hold the roll from movement during shipment,

thus preventing injury to the ends of the roll.

A feature of the present invention lies in providing a container havinga rectangular body which is somewhat shorter in length than the rollcontained therein, and to provide wedge shaped or tapered ends on thebody which deflorm the roll at the ends and prevent the roll from movingduring the shipping operation.

A feature of the present invention resides in tion for containing rollsof paper or similar material so that the containers may be stackedtlcation:

Figure l is a'perspective view of my container showing the constructionthereof.

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic view of the container blank'from which thecontainer is formed.

Figure 3 is a longitudianl section through the container end showing aroll of papel Oi* the like contained therein.

providing-a container of rectangular cross secbeing indicated by theline4 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional view through the container adjacent one end ofthe roll, the position of the section being indicated by the line 5--5of Figure 3.

As best seen in Figure 2 of the drawings the container A includes iourside wall panels I0, II, I2, and I3, connected along parallel fold linesI4, I5, and Il. The fold line I4 separates the panels I0 and II; thefold line I5 is provided between panels II and I2 and the fold line I6is interposed between the panels I2 and I3. All of the fold lines I4, I5, and I3 are of substantially equal length.

The panels IIl and I2 are generally rectangular in outline shape, thepanel I0 being connected along the fold line l'l to an end panel I9. Thepanel I9 is connected along a fold line 20 to the ap 2|. The oppositeend of the panel I0 is connected along the fold line 22 to an end panel23. The end panel 23 is in turn connected by the fold line 24 to theilap 25. The fold lines I1. 20, 22, and 24 are generally parallel.

The panel I2 is connected at one end by a fold line 26 to an end panel21. The end panel 21 is connected along the fold line 29 to the ap 30.At the other end of panel I2, this panel is connected by a fold line 3Ito the end panel 32. The end panel 32 is connected by fold line 33 tothe end flap 34,. The fold lines 26 and 29 are preferably aligned withthe fold lines I1 and 20 and similarly the fold lines 3l and 33 aresubstantially aligned with the told lines 22 and 24.

The panel II is tapered or pointed on either end thereof. One -end ofthe panel II is defined by a pair of converging fold lines 35 and 36which connect this end of the panel II to a pair of substantiallytriangular naps 31 and 39, respectively. The flaps 31 and 39 areconnected along oppositely diverging told lines 43 and 4I to the flaps42 and 43, respectively. The outer opposed edges of the flaps 3l and 33are substantially parallel to theother sides of these triangularaps,being defined by fold lines 35 and 40 and fold lines 36 and 4I. A slot44 is provided between the flaps 42 and 43.

A similar structure is provided at the opposite end of panel II. Thisend of panel II is connected by the converging fold lines 45 and 48 tosubstantially triangular aps 41 and 49. The flaps 41 and 49 areconnected along diverging fold lines 50 and 5I t0 iiaps 52 and 53,respecon the container.

tively.- -Aslot separates the flaps similar to that described inconjunction with the panel Il. One end of the vpanel I3 is connected byconverging fold lines 55 and 56 ,to substantially triangular iiaps 51and 59. These flaps 51 and 59 are connected by oppositely diverging foldlines 60 and 6I toilaps 62 and 53. A, slot 64 is providedbetween thenaps 62 and 63. 1.

The other end of the panel I3 is connected along converging fold lines65 and 68 to substantially triangular flaps 61. and 69. These naps areconnected along oppositely diverging fold lines and 1I to flaps 12 and13, respectively. A slot 14 is provided between the flaps 12 and 13.

.In the assembly of 'my container the sidewall Y 52 and 53. The panel-I3is lprovided with an end structure panels are folded into .tubularrelation and a strip of tape 15 may be provided to hold the side wallsin tubular relationship. .Alternatively the panels II) and I3 could beconnected by an Vanchoring flange on one side of one of these panels tooverlap the other panel.

After the container A has been secured in .tubular form, one end thereofis preferably closed. This is done by drawing the naps 25 and 34 intosurface contacting relation, the end panels 23 and 32 then form a wedgeshaped end These flaps 23 and 32 are positioned between the ends of thepanels I I and I3.

The naps 41 and 49 are next folded upto overlie portions of the panels23 and32 and the triangular flaps 51 and 69 are folded downwardlyoverlying parts of these same panels. Simultaneously the naps 52 and 13overlie the flap 25 in surface contacting relation and the flaps 53 and12 overlie the end flap 34 in surface contacting relation. Staples suchas 16 are then inis done by drawing the end panels I8 and 21 betweentheends ofthe panels II and I3- to bring the flaps 2I and 30 intosurface contacting relation. The panel Il is-the'n folded along the`fold lines and 38 so that' the triangular naps 31 and 39 overlieportions of the end panels I9 and 21 and so that the naps 42, 43, 62,and 6.3 overlie their adjacent end flaps. Staples 11 may then beinserted through the end naps so as to close the container. When theroll is thus enclosed it may b shipped considerable distances withoutinJury to the contents. I'he roll B` is held from movement vwithin thecontainer and the ends of the roll are held from injury by compressiveaction. In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the.principles of construction and operation of my tubular container andwhile I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, Idesire to have it understood that obvious changes may be made within thescope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of myinvention. Iclaim: 1. In combination with a hollow compressible tubularroll, a container comprising an elongated body rectangular in crosssection and of innerA dimensions approximately equal to the sertedthrough the flaps 25 and 34 and the other naps overlying the same tohold this end ofthe container closed.

The roll B of paper or similar material may next be inserted into thecarton until the rst .inserted end is compressed between the slantingend panels 23 and 32 of the closed end. As will be noted in Figure 3ofthe drawings the roll B is preferably of somewhat greater length thanthe panels I0 and I2 soas to necessitate compression of the ends of theroll. This compression tends to flatten out the roll into oval shape orinto the generally rectangular shape illustrated in ,Figure 5 of thedrawings. lThis figure shows the end ofthe vroll when compressed withinthe container.' Clare is taken to properly proportion the containerA.relative to the length of the roll so that the roll will not becompressed excessively. In other words, the inside periphery lof thecontainer at the roll end is sufficiently greater than the circumferenceof the roll to prevent .buckling of the paper. Furthermore thecircumference of the roll is suiliciently smaller than-the innerdimensions of the carton at the roll end to prevent the roll from beingbent at too sharp an anglehin the compressing action.

After the roll B has been. inserted inthe container the remaining endthereof is closed. VThis diameter of the roll, and wedge shaped ends o nsaid body, said wedge shaped ends compressing the ends of said roll intogenerally rectangular form.

2. In combination with a tubular roll of flexible material, an elongatedcontainerenclosing said roll, and wedge shaped ends on said containerfor compressing the ends of the roll into generally rectangular form.

3..In combination with a hollow cylindrical roll of flexible material, atubular container rectangular in crossl section and/having inner dimensions substantially equal to the outer dimensions of the roll, andpointed ends on said container, said roll extending into said pointedends and being exed into elongated cross section thereby.

4. In combination with a hollow cylindrical tubular roll of flexiblematerial, a tubular container substantially rectangular in crosssection, and tapered ends on said container, said roll being of a lengthto extend into said tapered ends and to be compressed out of cylindricalcross section thereby.

MORTON B. JAMESON.

REFERENCES CITED 'I'he following references are ofrecord :the file ofthis patent:

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